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How were medieval navies organised, and how did powerful rulers use them? This fascinating account brings vividly to life the dangers and difficulties of medieval seafaring

Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-149) and index

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Cover -- Warfare and History -- Medieval Naval Warfare 1000-1500 -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Maps -- Plates -- Preface -- Notes -- Introduction -- Notes -- CHAPTER ONE Dockyards and administration: the logistics of medieval fleets -- The Mediterranean -- The Channel and Atlantic waters -- Victualling -- Notes -- CHAPTER TWO Invaders and settlers: operations in the Channel and the North Sea c.1000- c.1250 -- Notes -- CHAPTER THREE Christians, Muslims and Crusaders: naval warfare in the Mediterranean at the time of the Crusades -- The Eastern Mediterranean -- The Western Mediterranean -- Notes -- CHAPTER FOUR The Channel powers in the fourteenth century: the use of seapower by England, France and their allies, c.1277- c.1390 -- Ships as auxiliary forces -- Major encounters at sea -- Raids on commerce and coastal towns -- Notes -- CHAPTER FIVE The fifteenth century in northern waters: conflict and commerce raiding on a wider scale -- The first decade -- Henry V and the war at sea -- Naval warfare by contract -- Naval forces as a political weapon -- The Hanse and its opponents -- Notes -- CHAPTER SIX Venetians, Genoese and Turks: the Mediterranean 1300-1500 -- Venice and Genoa -- Venetians and Turks -- The western Mediterranean -- Notes -- CHAPTER SEVEN Theory and practice: writings on naval warfare and the conduct of fleets -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Primary sources -- Unpublished theses -- Printed primary sources -- Secondary sources -- Index

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